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Research Engineer visa sponsorship salary

Across 331 certified work-visa filings, the median wage for Research Engineer is $171,225. The middle half of filings fall between $108,863 and $218,402, and the top decile begins at $250,000. Classified under SOC 17-2031.00 (Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers).

This is one of many job titles filed under Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers. That page pools every variant, so its figures rest on far more filings than this one.

Median
$171,225
25th pct
$108,863
75th pct
$218,402
90th pct
$250,000
Filings
331

Who pays what for Research Engineer

Ranked by number of certified filings

Employers filing Research Engineer, with wage percentiles
EmployerFilings25thMedian75th
Meta Platforms, Inc64$193,000$220,000$232,000
Google LLC37$186,000$196,000$214,000
The Leland Stanford, Jr University18$111,750$119,000$124,750
Resolve AI, Inc.16$240,000$240,000$285,000
General Hospital Corporation7$53,290$58,000$67,059
Citadel Securities Americas Services LLC6$235,000$255,000$290,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology6$87,571$104,393$113,500
Skild AI, Inc.5$150,000$175,008$190,000
Anthropic, PBC5$133,702$138,445$340,000
Honda Research Institute USA, Inc.5$120,016$126,672$126,672
Ford Motor Company5$113,580$126,240$126,240
Southwest Research Institute5$100,000$100,000$100,000
California Institute of Technology5$92,746$92,746$97,000
Matic Robots, Inc.4$147,500$155,000$161,250
Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence4$135,000$144,000$157,875
UT Southwestern Medical Center4$53,618$62,091$72,000
Michigan Technological University4$59,649$61,000$63,660
Creatify Lab Inc.3$200,000$200,000$225,000
Luma AI, Inc.3$191,922$191,922$191,922
HeyGen Technology Inc.3$163,842$176,134$176,134
CNH Industrial America LLC3$125,000$135,000$137,350
NYU Grossman School of Medicine3$89,398$90,395$100,198
ClarkWestern Dietrich Building Systems, LLC3$74,628$77,256$88,442
University of North Dakota3$70,000$70,000$71,500
IBM Corporation2$236,865$313,230$389,595
Character Technologies, Inc.2$306,250$312,500$318,750
Aquatic Group LLC2$226,250$232,500$238,750
SmartContract Inc.2$209,525$219,050$228,575
Granica Computing, Inc.2$197,500$205,000$212,500
ByteDance Inc.2$200,000$200,000$200,000
Mistral AI, Inc.2$187,500$190,000$192,500
Robert Bosch LLC2$179,231$183,461$187,692
Scaled Foundations Inc.2$152,500$155,000$157,500
Fauna Robotics Inc.2$125,000$125,000$125,000
University of Oregon2$106,943$107,295$107,648
Purdue University2$76,181$87,363$98,544
University of Illinois2$85,431$86,123$86,814
The University of Kansas2$85,571$85,571$85,571
New York University2$72,250$76,500$80,750
Research, Applied Technology, Education, Service, Inc.2$71,000$71,000$71,000
The University of Virginia2$68,301$68,715$69,128
Cleveland Clinic2$65,563$66,125$66,688

Individual filings

Most recent certified determinations

Recent certified Research Engineer filings, with wage and level
EmployerLocationWageLevelDecided
Anthropic, PBCSan Francisco, CA$138,445IIISep 30, 2025
Anthropic, PBCNew York, NY$125,528IIISep 30, 2025
Anthropic, PBCSeattle, WA$133,702IIISep 30, 2025
CNH Industrial America LLCTempe, AZ$139,700IISep 29, 2025
Meta Platforms, IncNew York, NY$182,000IISep 26, 2025
Character Technologies, Inc.Redwood City, CA$300,000IVSep 24, 2025
Meta Platforms, IncMenlo Park, CA$232,000IIISep 24, 2025
The Leland Stanford, Jr UniversityStanford, CA$105,000IISep 19, 2025
Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN$109,725IIISep 17, 2025
Google LLCMountain View, CA$228,000IIISep 17, 2025
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA$95,285IIISep 17, 2025
Google LLCNew York, NY$192,000IISep 10, 2025
Google LLCNew York, NY$193,000IISep 9, 2025
Resolve AI, Inc.San Francisco, CA$300,000IIISep 5, 2025
Resolve AI, Inc.San Francisco, CA$240,000IIISep 4, 2025
Resolve AI, Inc.San Francisco, CA$240,000IIISep 4, 2025
Resolve AI, Inc.San Francisco, CA$240,000IIISep 4, 2025
Resolve AI, Inc.San Francisco, CA$240,000IIISep 4, 2025
Resolve AI, Inc.San Francisco, CA$240,000IIISep 4, 2025
NYU Grossman School of MedicineNew York, NY$110,000ISep 3, 2025
Deel US LLCSan Jose, CA$200,000IISep 2, 2025
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA$148,950IVAug 28, 2025
Matic Robots, Inc.Mountain View, CA$160,000IIIAug 28, 2025
UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX$81,000IIAug 27, 2025
Mistral AI, Inc.Palo Alto, CA$185,000IIAug 26, 2025

The DOL publishes new filings quarterly. One email per release, nothing else.

Prevailing wage levels I through IV reflect the experience and responsibility the employer attested to, not seniority titles. A level I filing is an entry-level determination; level IV is fully competent and independent. Comparing across levels explains much of the spread between the 25th and 90th percentile above.